Collar finisher



May 26, 1925.

J. E. FIDLER COLLAR FINISHER Filed Oct. 24, 1921 '3 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR Z, 2%

A TTORNEY May 26, 1925.

J. E. FIDLER a COLLAR FINISHER Filed Oct. 24, 1921 3 Sheet s 1 1 eet 37- 4 /&

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i ATTORNEY Patented May 2'5, 192".

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JOHN E. FIDLER, 013 NEW YORK, N. Y., .ASSIGNQR- TO ASHER MANUFACIUR-INGCOM- PANY, OF IRVINGTON, JERSEY, A CORPORATION G13 NEVJ C OLLAR,FINISHER.

Application filed October 24, 1921. Serial No. 509,794.

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Be it known that 1, JOHN E. FIDLER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar Finishers,of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to collar finishers, and more particularly to adevice for finishing the fold and the adjacent inside surface of thecollarband, and also if desired for finishing a surface within the foldor specifically the outer surface of the collar neckband to facilitatesliding of a necktie thereover. 1n carrying out this invention, Iprovide a rotating mandrel over which the folded collar fits, andagainst the fold are pressed one or more stationary and preferablyheated ironing shoes. The operator places a shaped collar on themandrel, which carries it under the shoes, after which the operatorremoves the collar on the other side. The mandrel is large enough toaccommodate two collars at a time, so that the operator, while removingthe finished collar with one hand, puts on the next collar with theother hand, and without stopping rotation of the mandrel. As the tab ofthe collar projects above the plane of the folded edge, it is deflectedfrom between the shoes and the mandrel, this being accomplished by abevel on the shoe which prevents the tab from being bent or folded down.The shoe is pressed against the collar by a spring, which may beadjusted, and the shoe is heated by electricity or other means. Forfinishing the outside of the neckband so that a necktie will slide moreeasily, there is provided a drum within the mandrel rotating at adifferent speed, so to operate simultaneously with the fold and insideneckbaud ironing shoes.

lVith these and other objects .in view 1 have devised the apparatusembodying my invention as described in the following specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a planview of the device;

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a section of a simpler form wherein the collar-band outsidefinisher is omitted. I l

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings, 1 indicates the frame of themachine bolted through a bottom flange 2 tea table or other means ofsupport 3. Mounted in bearings 4 in frame 1 is shaft 5, having keyedupon its outer end drive pulley 6 which is connected by belting to asuitable source of power, or direct driven from a motor. Secured onshaft is a worm 7 which runs between a pair of bearings 4, and drivesworm wheel 8 secured to shaft 9 running in bearings 10 in housing 1.Secured to shaft 9 is mandrel 11 having a smooth finished edge 12.Pivotally mounted on bracket 13 secured to housing 1 is inner shoe 14,the same being pivoted to bracket 13 on pin 15, andbeing composed ofmetal or other suitable heat conducting material. Shoe 14 bears on thefold as well as on the inside of the neckband to iron same, ordinarilyfor about one half inch down from the fold. Spring 16 mounted on bolt 17threaded in shoe 14 exerts compression between nut 18 on bolt 17 andwasher 19 on bracket 13 tending to draw shoe 14 downwardly about pivot15, said pressure being adjustable by varying the position of nut 18.Mounted in lug 20 in bracket 13 is stop bolt 21, which limits themovement of shoe 14 by contacting with the end of bolt 17 stop bolt 21being adjustable and being held in any given position by lock nut 22.Shoe 14 extends over the edge 12 of mandrel 11 and has a finishedsurface 23 adapted to bear in a direction parallel to the mandrel axisagainst'edge 12, and surface 46 to bear on the inside of the neckband.The portion of shoe 14. within mandrel 11 extends below the edge 12 andis cut away as at 24 to provide annular clearance for the inside edge ofmandrel 11. A depression 25 is formed in the inner face of shoe 14 andinto this depression 25 is directed a jet from burner 26, the latterbeing protected by a housing 27 connected and secured to bracket 13, and

burner 28 being supplied through pipe 28 which connects with supply pipe29. A pair of outside shoes 30 are positioned on each side of finisher14 and aresimilar thereto and have similar finishing surfaces 24, butthe body of each of shoes 30 is positioned outside of mandrel 11. Shoes30 are beveled on their ends as at 47 to deflect the collar tab, if itis of the locking type projecting above the plane of the mandrel, andalso extend below edge 12 and are similarly cut away to provide annularclearance. 30 have depressions which are heated by burners 31 suppliedby pipes 32 which connect with supply pipe 29, and are g'iiard'e'd byhousings 33 connected to bracket 13, and preferably integral withhousing 27. Shoes are mounted on bracket 13 by pivots 15 and are held inposition by springs 17 on bolts 16 and adjusted by stop 21 in the samemanner as shoe 141 In the form shown in Figure 2', a neckb and polishingdrum 3-1 for the outer surface of the collar ncckba'nd is within mandrel11 and mounted on shaft 35, the latter being carried inside of shaft 9which is made hollow for the purpose. Adjacent worm wheel 8 on shaft 9and securely fixed to the latter, is spur gear 36, which meshes withspur gear 37 on countershaft 38 carried in bearings 39111' housing 1;and" adjacent gear37 on counter-shaft- 38' is mount 7 ed spur gear 40meshing with spur gear ll securely fined on shaft 35', and therebydriving ch'inn 34. Shaft 35 is continued below gear 41 and extendsthrough hearing 12 in housing 1. Shaft 9 is held against endwisemovement by a shoulder 43 on housing 1,

which cooperates with a similar surface on the adjacent portion ofman'drel 11 and constitutes a thrust bearing which earries the weight ofmandrel 11 and of shaft 9.

Drunr and shaft 35 are similarly sup ported by shoulder 44 on boss 45 onman'- drel 11. Gear has a greaterpitch diameter than gear36f, and gearat has a greater pitch diameter thm'gear 40, so that drain 31 will bedriven at less speed than mandrel 11. Upper edge 4-55 of chitin 34 isbelow edge 1 2 and so does not exte'i'id all the way to the fold of thecollar, which is thus carried at the speed of mandrel 11, and drum 3 1,owing to its slower speed, will thus polis'h the outer surface of theneckband,

The" cloll'a'r'is slid over the mandrelagainst etrlge12', which fitsinto the fold. The tab of the collar will, insome styles, projectslightly above the plane of edge 12, and shoes 3O are beveled to deflectthe tab as the collar passes under theshoes. Bevels such as 4*? deflectthe tab hiteially. Surfaces 23 on the shoe l hare' bevelled away at eachend so as to ride; over the fold of the collar on mandrel 11 and depressthe tab downwardly, the collar yielding sufli= ciently to permit the tabto he pressed down below or flush with the top surface of the mandrel.

If desired, then'eckband' finishii'i'g feature may be omitted, and theconstruction accordii'igly' modified by making shaft 9 solid and byomitting diaun' 34, shaft 35, gears ll Shoesin either direction, butpreferably is so driven that the tabendis last, as a lbcking typeprojecting tab will deflect more easily.

The bevels 4i deflect the tab laterally and 3 prevent it being foldedunder the shoes 30.

Since the surface 23' of shoe 14:" is bevelled away at each end, asstated above, this prevents the tab being folded over by shoe 1 4; sincethe bevels at its: ends push the tab down below the edge 12 instead ofbei'iding it over; The tab of a collar is generally an extension of theinner half or the portion here designated as the collar ne'ckband sothat the tab is on the inside of mai'idrel 11 and projects slightlyabove the edge 12. It will then' be clearhow the beveled-7 prevent thetab from getting under the shoes 30' regardless of the directionofrotation of mandrel 11 and regardless of whether the tab be at thefront or rear of the moving' collar. In order for the drum- 345 tofinish a surface of the collar within the fold, that is, theouter'surface of the collar n'e'ck'hand or the onter surface of theinner half of the collar, it will appear from F ig. 2th'at this collarneckband or inner half of the collar must be engagedbetween drum 34 andshoe 14. Shoe 14 polishes the fold and inner surface' of this collarneckband or inner half of the col-lar while drum 3 f polishes the outersurface of this neckband or the portion of the collar within the foldwhich is-i-n contact with the necktie, so that the necktie-may slidemore easily within the fold. -Besides ironing the fold and inner surfaceof the neckband or inner part of the collar, shoe" 14 also functions topress this portion ofthe collar against the finishing" drum 34L.

This machine gives a much greater output than machines heretoforedevised for this purpose, with less eh'ort by the operator.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a collar ironing machine the combination with a rotatable mandrelfor hold ing a folded collar,of means rotatable relatively to themandrel for finishing a surface of the collar within the fold while thecollar is carried by said mandrel, means resiliently pressing the collarand finishing means against one another while the collar is carried bythe" mandrel.

2. In a collar ironing machine, the combination with a mandrel forcarrying a folded collar by supporting the same under its fold, of apolishing drum concentric with said mandrel and having its upper edgebelow the top of said mandrel for finishing the outer surface of thecollar neckband, means for producing relative rotation between saidmandrel and drum, and means on the other side of said drum from themandrel for pressing the surface of the collar to be finished againstsaid drum.

3. A collar finisher comprising a mandrel adapted to receive a foldedcollar, finishing means which comprises a plurality of ironing shoes,one in cooperation with the top of the fold and one side of the collar,and another arranged to cooperate with the top of the fold and the otherside of the collar during the ironing operation.

4. A collar finisher, comprising a mandrel to receive a folded collar, adrum within said mandrel to fit within the fold of the collar, the edgeof said drum terminating short of the edge of said mandrel and the innersurface of said drum contacting with the outer surface of the collarneckband, and means for rotating said mandrel and drum in relation toone another.

5. A collar finisher, comp-rising a mandrel to receive a folded collar,a drum Within the mandrel to fit within the fold, the edge of said drumterminating short of the edge of said mandrel and the inner surface ofsaid drum contacting with the outer surface of the collar neckband,finishing means bearing against the fold, means for ro tating saidmandrel to carry the collar under the finishing means and awaytherefrom, and means for rotating said drum at a different velocity fromsaid mandrel.

6. In a collar ironing machine, the combination with a mandrel rotatablein fixed position, of an ironing shoe for cooperation therewith, asupporting frame for said mandrel and shoe, means engaging said framefor pressing said shoe against the top and a substantial portion of aside of a collar carried by the mandrel for ironing the same, means formounting the shoe on said frame whereby the same is yieldable toward andfrom both the top of the fold and the side of the collar and formounting said shoe relatively stationary with respect to the frameexcept for its yieldability to fit different thicknesses of collars, andmeans for limiting said pressing means and controlling the separation ofthe shoe and mandrel.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New YorkOctober A. D. 1921.

JOHN FIDLER.

